Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Spence was born on 31 January 1846, in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, her father, William Spence, was 28 and her mother, Mary Spence, was 22. She married John Reavley on 16 February 1863, in Ottawa, LaSalle, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States in 1900 and Red Lodge, Carbon, Montana, United States in 1900. She died on 8 September 1926, in East Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in East Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States.
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- Marie Reavely in household of John Reavely, "United States Census, 1870"
- Maria Spence Reavley, "Montana, County Births and Deaths, 1840-2004"
- Maria Spence, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
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1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1864
Historical Boundaries 1864: Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Jefferson, Idaho Territory, United States 1864: Jefferson, Montana Territory, United States 1865: Edgerton, Montana Territory, United States 1868: Lewis and Clark. Montana Territory, United States 1889: Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: nickname for a servant employed in the pantry of a great house or monastery, from Middle English spense, spence ‘pantry, larder, storeroom’ (Old French despense, from a Late Latin derivative of dispendere, past participle dispensus ‘to weigh out or dispense’). Compare Spencer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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